The trees are approaching full canopy and spring is rapidly becoming summer. But before the last of the dogwoods fade, here are some items of botanical interest - and mostly they add to the beauty of spring in the southern Appalachians.
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| Bellwort (Uvularia, species not determined). |
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| Dwarf iris (Iris vernal). Unmistakably an iris, but only 4 inches (10 cm) tall. |
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| The pink azalea, aka "pinxterflower", (Rhododendron perclymenoides) blooms for only a short time. It goes from tight buds (left) to spent flowers (right) in about 10 days. |
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| Interrupted fern (Osmunda claytoniana). Here you can see new fiddleheads emerging at the base, while the larger fronds are also showing the development of the spore-bearing leaflets (dark green and light brown) about 2/3 of the way up the frond. |
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| Several of our Virginia pines (Pinus virginiana) have this fungus encircling branches - the Pine-Oak Gall Rust (Cronartium quercuum). |
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